News From Ill Bethisad in 2005

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The flag has, at its center, a mostly-red circle, with
yellow and blue "commas", combining the _mon_ of Lùquiù (three
"commas", of red, yellow, and blue) with the simple red circle of the
Japanese flag. Surrounding this central _mon_ are the 8
hexagrams from the Corean flag. Finally, the field itself is dark blue,
representing Ezo's flag, which is a red-on-white 7-pointed star
on a dark blue field. It is nearly identical to the flag of the
largely defunct East Asian Federation (founded in 1912,
superseded in 1920), with the exception that the
latter had a white field, Ezo having not been a distinct entity
at the time.[NT]

Quiòto -- Her Imperial Majesty the Emperor will wed her fiancé,
Prince
Alisugawa-no-miya Masahito, today in a public ceremony attended
by
leaders from around the world. The marriage will occur shortly
after
the coronation. Prince Alisugawa is the Emperor's fourth cousin
once
removed, related most closely through her great-grandmother, the
Empress
of Emperor Xòwa.

By marrying a member of the Imperial House, it will assure that
her
children will likewise be members of the Imperial House, and
thus
eligible to succeed, as membership in the Imperial House is
strictly
patrilineal. Under ordinary rules, her children would be fairly
low in
the succession, gaining their position through their father.
However,
Her Imperial Majesty is expected to place them at the front of
the line
by a special Imperial Decree.[NT]